On Minkowskian branching structures

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 40 (3):251-258 (2009)
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We introduce the notion of a Minkowskian Branching Structure ("MBS" for short). Then we prove some results concerning the phenomenon of funny business in its finitary and infinitary variants.

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10.1016/j.shpsb.2009.06.003

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